Meeting the Fake
Shot and Dribble

Playing the Dribbler

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The Wrong Way
(Left) The Right Way
(Right)

The Wrong Way
(Left) The Right Way
(Right)
The guard (in the white shirt) ap-
proaches the man with the ball who—
The man with the ball attempts to drib-

The guard (in the white shirt) ap- ble past the guard (in the white shirt).

proaches the man with the ball who

 

The man with the ball attempts to drib-
ble past the guard (in the white shirt).

—fakes a shot. The guard attempts
to block the shot by throwing up his
arms and—

The guard moves to cut off the drib-

bler—
—fakes a shot. The guard attempts
to block the shot by tl i : :
sell aoa Soe ee aaa ae ee Instead of crossing his legs, the guard
: starts his side-shift, keeping his feet

well spread and close to the floor.

—jumping into the air. The man with
the ball, taking advantage of the

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guard’s mistake,— —crossing his right leg over his left

as he does so,—
—he refuses to be drawn into the air.
The offensive player withdraws the ball

and— The guard moves sidewards, with short,

quick, gliding steps—

—starts a dribble. —which allows the dribbler to gain

an advantage on the guard.

 

attempts to dribble around the
guard, whose upraised arm is an effec-
tive barrier against a shot. The guard,
keeping his knees bent and his hips
down to give him balance, side-shifts
and—

—maintaining a position four-square

with the dribbler and—

The guard, who has crossed his legs
and thereby placed himself in a weak
defensive position, watches the man
with the ball dribble around him and—

Before the guard can alight and re-
cover his balance, the man with the
ball has dribbled past him and—

—keeping between the dribbler and
the basket,—

—retains his position between the drib-
bler and the basket—

—is far down the floor. i
in toward the basket.

—until the offensive player is forced
to pick up the ball or is driven to the
side line,

—thus forcing the dribbler to pick up
the ball or carry it well out toward the
side line.

 

Reprint from the Athletic Journal, January, 1934